Is It Not Yam And Rice Are Both Staple Food?–Yam or Taro Fragrance Rice (芋头香饭)

INTRODUCTION

Yam rice is a fragrant rice usually served with Bakuteh (Pork Rib Tea or 肉骨茶)and I can’t recall if my late mum have ever prepared it. However, it was one of my favourite dish  when I am dining in

Read the rest
Basic Siu Mai Recipe– Siu Mai Dumpling (烧卖)

INTRODUCTION

Siu Mai Dumpling (烧卖) and Prawn Dumplings (虾饺)are two of the items that the family never miss ordering when we frequented a Dim Sum restaurant.

My kids especially my boy love siu mai. Since I have not prepared siu

Read the rest
Cranberry Cream Cheese Bread (蔓梅奶酪面包)

Updated post on 23-10-2016

Updated the post using pan fried method and upload new pictures. Personally, I find that pan fried method yields a better shape but you have to ensure the side skirt is cooked by pan frying the

Read the rest
Simple Homemade Curry Chicken and Golden Pillow (咖喱鸡, 咖喱面包鸡)

INTRODUCTION

I think I will not do justice to my blog if I did not blog one of my favourite childhood dishes, curry chicken and potatoes.

When I was young, my late mum used to prepare this dish once in

Read the rest
Old Fashion Pull Apart Butter Buns (古早味牛油餐包)

updated post on 26-8-2016

I have some soya bean residue left and i have used these residue to prepare the buns. The buns looks hard but it is soft bun. I purposely do it this way as i did not

Read the rest
The process of making Nonya Chang revisited…(Part II) (娘惹粽)

 

Dragon Boat activities are basically carried out during the Chinese Rice Dumpling Festivals (Duan Wu Jie (端午节)in Mandarin)and during these festival, rice dumpling were prepared for offering to the famous ancient Chinese Poet, Qu Yuan (屈原). Though the origin of

Read the rest
Easy Peasy Baked Custard Slices (烤吉士甜品,烤蛋奶甜品)

INTRODUCTION

This is a very simple recipe that I stumbled across when I searched for a custard recipe.

It is definitely fast  and easy to prepare but the custard slices are with awesome taste.

It had a strong milk and

Read the rest
Another Hawker Centre Noodle Dish–Curry Laksa or Curry Mee (咖喱叻沙, 咖喱面)

INTRODUCTION

I love curry laksa but I have never wanted to cook at home because the pre-mix laksa paste was too spicy for my kids. When I was shopping yesterday, I suddenly feel the urge to have some curry laksa

Read the rest
Seaweed Pork Floss Bread Roll (紫菜肉松面包卷)

INTRODUCTION

I used to order this type of bread rolls when I shopped at local bakeries. It is a rather common item sold in Singaporean and Malaysian bakeries.

While I was browsing through my cookbook, I found that there is

Read the rest
Let’s Try Another Type Of Butter Cake–Dutch Butter Cake (Boterkoek) (荷兰牛油蛋糕)

INTRODUCTION

When I looked at a picture of boterkoek in Google Plus post : Dutch Buttercake (Boterkoek), it immediately caught my attention. I have a weak point for this type of flat, thin and dense cake.  It immediately

Read the rest
Skip to toolbar